4 children die in homestead blaze

FOUR children died when the hut in which they were sleeping caught fire on Wednesday afternoon.

Namibian Police Liaison Officer, Warrant Officer Samuel Hamukonda, told The Namibian yesterday that the blaze occurred at Otshinyadhila village near Oshakati and Ongwediva in Oshana Region. Hamukonda was unable to provide the names of the children yesterday.He said the four children were reportedly asleep in the hut, and their parents went to work in their mahangu field.Later the parents noticed a large fire at the homestead.They immediately rushed home, but it was too late: their children had already perished in the fire.* Nampa reports that lightning killed two children and injured three at Okakodhi village near Omuthiyagwiipundi in the Oshikoto Region on Tuesday.Police spokesperson in Oshakati Warrant Officer Samuel Hamukonda said the children were sitting in a hut at their homestead at the time.Hamukonda was unable to provide the names of the children yesterday. He said the four children were reportedly asleep in the hut, and their parents went to work in their mahangu field. Later the parents noticed a large fire at the homestead. They immediately rushed home, but it was too late: their children had already perished in the fire. * Nampa reports that lightning killed two children and injured three at Okakodhi village near Omuthiyagwiipundi in the Oshikoto Region on Tuesday. Police spokesperson in Oshakati Warrant Officer Samuel Hamukonda said the children were sitting in a hut at their homestead at the time.